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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology2015

The NF45/NF90 Heterodimer Contributes to the Biogenesis of 60S Ribosomal Subunits and Influences Nucleolar Morphology.

Franziska Wandrey, Christian Montellese, Krisztian Koos, Lukas Badertscher, Lukas Bammert, Atlanta G Cook, Ivo Zemp, Peter Horvath, Ulrike Kutay

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Article in Molecular and cellular biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Franziska WandreyInstitute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Christian MontelleseInstitute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Molecular Life Sciences Ph.D. Program, Zurich, Switzerland.
Krisztian KoosSynthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, BRC, Szeged, Hungary.
Lukas BadertscherInstitute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Molecular Life Sciences Ph.D. Program, Zurich, Switzerland.
Lukas BammertInstitute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Molecular Life Sciences Ph.D. Program, Zurich, Switzerland.
Atlanta G CookWellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Ivo ZempInstitute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Peter HorvathSynthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, BRC, Szeged, Hungary.
Ulrike KutayInstitute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland ulrike.kutay@bc.biol.ethz.ch.
ETH Zurich · CHHUN-REN Szegedi Biológiai Kutatóközpont · HUWellcome Centre for Cell Biology · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G1000520
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interleukin enhancer binding factors ILF2 (NF45) and ILF3 (NF90/NF110) have been implicated in various cellular pathways, such as transcription, microRNA (miRNA) processing, DNA repair, and translation, in mammalian cells. Using tandem affinity purification, we identified human NF45 and NF90 as components of precursors to 60S (pre-60S) ribosomal subunits. NF45 and NF90 are enriched in nucleoli and cosediment with pre-60S ribosomal particles in density gradient analysis. We show that association of the NF45/NF90 heterodimer with pre-60S ribosomal particles requires the double-stranded RNA binding domains of NF90, while depletion of NF45 and NF90 by RNA interference leads to a defect in 60S biogenesis. Nucleoli of cells depleted of NF45 and NF90 have altered morphology and display a characteristic spherical shape. These effects are not due to impaired rRNA transcription or processing of the precursors to 28S rRNA. Consistent with a role of the NF45/NF90 heterodimer in nucleolar steps of 60S subunit biogenesis, downregulation of NF45 and NF90 leads to a p53 response, accompanied by induction of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21/CIP1, which can be counteracted by depletion of RPL11. Together, these data indicate that NF45 and NF90 are novel higher-eukaryote-specific factors required for the maturation of 60S ribosomal subunits.

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Cell NucleolusCell Nucleus ShapeHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansNuclear Factor 45 ProteinNuclear Factor 90 ProteinsProtein TransportRibosomal ProteinsRibosome Subunits, Large, EukaryoticILF2 protein, humanILF3 protein, humanNuclear Factor 45 ProteinNuclear Factor 90 ProteinsRibosomal Proteins

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PMID26240280
PMCPMC4573712
OpenAlexW2178951082

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